Guided by the light of a [[Silmaril]], Eärendil navigated Vingilótë through the Shadowy Seas to the [[Blessed Realm]] of Aman, the first [[Mortals|Mortal]] to do so. He was not allowed, however, to return to Middle-earth, except to join the host of the Valar in the final [[War of Wrath]] against [[Morgoth]].

Guided by the light of a [[Silmaril]], Eärendil navigated Vingilótë through the Shadowy Seas to the [[Blessed Realm]] of Aman, the first [[Mortals|Mortal]] to do so. He was not allowed, however, to return to Middle-earth, except to join the host of the Valar in the final [[War of Wrath]] against [[Morgoth]].

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After the War of Wrath, Eärendil, with the Silmaril upon his brow, sailed Vingilótë into the sky where the jewel shines forever as a morning star, the [[Star of Eärendil]] (the equivalent of Venus).

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After the War of Wrath, Eärendil, with the Silmaril upon his brow, sailed Vingilótë into the sky where the jewel shines forever as a morning star, the [[Star of Eärendil]].

== Etymology ==

== Etymology ==

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Guided by the light of a Silmaril, Eärendil navigated Vingilótë through the Shadowy Seas to the Blessed Realm of Aman, the first Mortal to do so. He was not allowed, however, to return to Middle-earth, except to join the host of the Valar in the final War of Wrath against Morgoth.

After the War of Wrath, Eärendil, with the Silmaril upon his brow, sailed Vingilótë into the sky where the jewel shines forever as a morning star, the Star of Eärendil.